Environmental Factor – October 2019: Early-life origins of health and disease explored at national conference

Scientists who study developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) gathered September 9-10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to share their latest research. Their work

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Environmental Factor – September 2020: Aging and the environment explored through research partnership

NIEHS and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) have announced the 2020 NIEHS-NIA Joint Fellowship Program (JFP) grant winners. The funding opportunity supports dual research

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Environmental Factor – October 2020: Links between environment, genetic changes explored at society meeting

Exposure to environmental toxicants can lead to changes in DNA, RNA, proteins, and metabolites, but much work remains to understand exactly how those changes affect

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Environmental Factor – November 2020: Mitochondrial dysfunction, disease explored through prestigious award

Mitochondria generate energy for cells and play important roles in metabolism, immunity, calcium signaling, and other processes, but they must interact with other organelles to

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Aging and cancer interplay explored at NIH workshop

The population of older individuals is increasing globally, and most cancers arise as people age, according to experts at an Oct. 26-27 National Institutes of

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Children’s vulnerabilities to changing climate explored in seminar

The sixth webinar in the NIEHS Climate, Environment, and Health series observed Children’s Health Month with “Climate Change and Its Impacts on Children and Youth.”

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Environmental Factor – January 2021: Global health in the COVID-19 era explored at local conference

“COVID-19 is accelerating the recognition of racism as a public health issue, and the need to decolonize global health,” Stringer said. (Photo courtesy of Andy

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Environmental Factor – December 2021: Totality of human exposures, new research center explored by grantees

NIEHS grantees discussed topics ranging from environmental influences on chronic diseases to interventions aimed at reducing harmful exposures during the Exposome and Health Conference, which

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Environmental Factor – May 2022: Autism’s environmental, genetic links explored during NIEHS seminar

At the NIEHS Autism Awareness Month seminar on April 11, speakers focused on gene-environment associations in autism and how tailoring learning environments for children with

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Environmental Factor – July 2022: Connections between metabolism and autism explored in webinar

Metabolic factors play a role in an array of human conditions, including autism, said researchers at the June 8 webinar in the Early-Stage Investigator (ESI)

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